Allison Kwong

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

Bio

Dr. Kwong is a hepatologist who specializes in the care of patients with chronic liver disease. Her research in alcohol-associated liver disease has been supported by the AASLD Foundation Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research Award and a NIAAA K23 Mentored Career Development Award. Her clinical and research interests include cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and outcomes before and after liver transplantation.

Clinical Focus

Liver Diseases
Liver Transplantation
Cirrhosis
Portal Hypertension
Gastroenterology

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor - University Medical Line, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Honors & Awards

NIAAA K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health (2021-2026)
Clinical, Translational, and Outcomes Research Award (CTORA), AASLD Foundation (2020-2022)
ILTS Congress Travel Award, International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) (2018)
Liver and Intestinal Community of Practice (LICOP) Travel Grant, American Society of Transplantation (AST) (2018)
KL2 Mentored Career Development Award, Stanford Spectrum (CTSA), National Institutes of Health (NCATS) (2017-2018)
Young Investigator Abstract Travel Award, AASLD Foundation (2017)
Young Investigator Travel Bursary, European Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (EASL) (2017)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2012)
Distinction in Research, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2012)
Emerging Liver Scholar (ELS), American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) (2012)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Vice Chair, Liver Transplantation and Surgery Special Interest Group, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) (2024 - Present)
Clinical Research Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) (2023 - Present)
Associate Editor, American Journal of Transplantation (2022 - Present)
At-Large Representatative, OPTN Liver and Intestine Committee (2021 - Present)
Board Member, Northern California Society for Clinical Gastroenterology (NCSCG) (2021 - Present)
Editorial Board, Liver Transplantation (2021 - 2023)
At-Large Steering Committee Member, Public Health / Health Care Delivery Special Interest Group, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) (2020 - 2022)
Member, European Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (EASL) (2017 - Present)
Member, American Society of Transplantation (AST) (2015 - Present)
Member, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) (2009 - Present)

Professional Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology (2020)
Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, Advanced/Transplant Hepatology
Fellowship, Stanford University, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
MS, Stanford University, Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Residency, University of California, San Francisco, Internal Medicine
MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
AB, Brown University, Classics-Latin
ScB, Brown University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Contact

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Stanford Digestive Health Clinic 420 Broadway St Pavilion D 2nd Fl Redwood City CA 94063 Tel: (650) 736-5555 Fax: (650) 498-5692

Additional Clinical Info

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